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FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Josephine Montilyet
RECIPIENT: Everyone!
WHAT: A question! (Please talk to her, she's lonely.)
WHEN: Current
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: n/a

Good evening, everyone. My name is Josephine Montilyet and I am the Ambassador for the Inquisition. I've not had the pleasure of meeting as many of you as would like personally, so... I thought this might be an easier, more - ah - approachable way of getting to know each other better.

( She clears her throat as though to prevent herself from rambling. )

I must confess I do not know where to start. Perhaps a conversational ice-breaker will have to do. ( So much for not rambling. ) What do you miss most about your life before the Inquisition?

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( She misses not being part of an organisation which welcomes wilful apostates and Dalish.

She does not say that.

Her voice is calm, as always. )

I miss life before the mages and Templars began their fool war, more than life before the Inquisition; too many lives have been lost to it.

( A pause; ) And what of you, Ambassador?

( It does not take much thinking to come up with her answer. )

I, too, miss happier times. When there was less at stake.

An answer befitting a diplomat, though I cannot fault it.

( She smiles at that, even though it cannot be seen over the crystal. )

It is the truth, nothing more.

A great deal being at stake might be considered the natural state of Thedas, considering the past decade.

( Not combative, more just... an observation. )

I don't disagree.

As I said, I miss it.

( There is a quiet breath, and it might - maybe? - be a sound of amusement. At the very least, it is one of acknowledgement. )

What do you miss most about it?

I miss knowing what my place in the world was. I miss the certainty with which I felt I was doing what was right, that I was doing the best I could with what I had.

( It is, perhaps, a more honest answer than she intended to give. )

Not that I'm saying I doubt the Inquisition, or its cause. Any misgivings I have are of a... personal nature, I must admit.

You do not think that the Ambassador to the Inquisition is a well established place in the world?

( How curious. She is not certain if that is a genuine confession or not; diplomats are not knights, not bound to truth, and perhaps even benefitting from speaking around them. Still, if it is honest, there is something admirable in speaking so freely. )

It is hardest to know our own course, I think, with certainty. We must interrogate our hearts and our motivation at each turn. ( After a moment of pause, ) What is it you most love about politics, if I may ask, Ambassador?

Why, it would be the opportunity to change the world with as little bloodshed as possible. There is always something gratifying about making two parties with contradicting views find a place where they are able to compromise.

As for my role here, it is certainly the most challenging one I've had yet, I'll grant you that.

To settle matters without bloodshed is a skill to be admired. It suggests an honour and kindness not often expected of politicians.

Perhaps not all politicians, but I feel there is little point in diplomacy if we cannot settle matters without coming to blows.

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